This note takes stock of Turkey's
progress and current performance with respect to gender
equality. It provides additional information and analysis on
gender equality,... Show More + as requested by the Executive Directors
during the discussion of the Country Partnership Strategy
(CPS) 2012-15, which was presented to the Board in March
2012. The purpose of the note is to describe in more detail
the existing information and analysis that was used to
prepare the CPS. A gender assessment is currently planned
and the findings and analysis will be incorporated into the
CPS progress report. Moreover, the analysis is kept mostly
at the aggregate level, without entering into regional,
socioeconomic and within-household disaggregation, which can
be important dimensions when it comes to designing specific
policy. The note is provided with the objective of
summarizing the information and existing analytical work on
gender equality in Turkey, using the framework elaborated in
the world development report 2011. Turkey aims to be one of
the world's ten largest economies by 2023, with per
capita income targeted to reach US$ 25,000. This vision can
only be achieved if Turkey addresses its gender equality challenges. Show Less -